Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption (14 Jul 2003) PDF is great for one thing and one thing only: printing documents. Paper is superior to computer screens in many ways, and users often prefer to print documents that are too long to easily read online. For online reading, however, PDF is the monster from the Black Lagoon. It puts its clammy hands all over people with a cruel grip that doesn't let go. Article URL: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030714.html Read 328 more articles from Jakob Nielsen sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Recognition of Emotions in Interactive Voice Response Systems This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy